Street Fighter IV (Collector's Edition) Walkthrough & Strategy Guide

The following ten step process may not be the only way to unlock the characters of Street Fighter IV, but following this guide will guarantee you unlock everyone very quickly.

01

Setting Up

From the main menu, select Arcade Mode and set the difficulty to "EASIEST" and the rounds to "1." The time setting doesn't matter, but we don't suggest changing it—running out of time, even if it causes you to win, could make satisfying conditions for Akuma and Gouken difficult.

02

Unlock Sakura

Complete Arcade Mode with Ryu to unlock Sakura.

03

Unlock Dan

Complete Arcade Mode with Sakura to unlock Dan.

04

Unlock Gen

Complete Arcade Mode with Chun-Li to unlock Gen.

05

Unlock Rose

Complete Arcade Mode with M. Bison to unlock Rose.

06

Unlock Cammy

Complete Arcade Mode with C. Viper to unlock Cammy.

07

Unlock Fei Long

Complete Arcade Mode with Abel to unlock Fei Long.

08

Unlock Akuma

Complete Arcade Mode with a character you've already run through Arcade Mode, as well as satisfy the following conditions:

Lose no rounds.

Get at least one perfect round. (If you have the matches set to three rounds instead of one, you'll need at least two perfects.)

To do this, we suggest playing with a character with a good fireball, such as Ryu. The first characters in Arcade Mode are easiest to perfect, so focus early on getting your required number of perfects. Just stand back and launch fireballs until you defeat the opponents. Then simply run through Arcade Mode normally, without losing a round. On the "EASIEST" setting, this is very easy. If you lose a round, just restart Arcade Mode. When you defeat Seth and you've fulfilled the requirements, Akuma will challenge you. Defeat him to unlock Akuma—if you've got the game set to "EASIEST," he's a pushover.

09

Unlock Gouken

Complete Arcade Mode with Akuma.

Complete Arcade Mode with a character you've already run through Arcade Mode, as well as satisfy the following conditions:

Lose no rounds.

Get at least one perfect round. (If you have the matches set to three rounds instead of one, you'll need at least two perfects.)

Win at least three fights with super or ultra combos. (If you have the matches set to three rounds instead of one, you'll need at least five super or ultra combo finishes.)

Be the first to attack in at least five rounds. (If you have the matches set to three rounds instead of one, you'll need at least ten first attacks.)

To do this, we suggest playing with a character with a good fireball, such as Ryu. The first characters in Arcade Mode are easiest to perfect, so focus first on getting your required number of perfects. Just stand back and launch fireballs until you defeat the opponents. If you happen to get hit, you should change your objective; instead of trying to get a perfect, you should get the opponent low on health and let him/her attack you to build your revenge meter, trying to win the round with an ultra combo. On one round matches, it's hard to build a full super meter so we strongly suggest going for ultras instead. Getting the required number of first attacks is pretty easy with a fireball character. Just start every match with a fireball and on the "EASIEST" setting, the opponent rarely, if ever, blocks.

There are eight fights total in Arcade Mode, so you'll have to earn your perfects and ultra combo finishes within those eight fights. It does not matter in which order you complete these goals. When you defeat Seth and you've fulfilled the requirements, Gouken will challenge you. Defeat him to unlock Gouken—if you've got the game set to "EASIEST," he's a pushover.